Tradition 35 of 35
Ancient religions, animism, and ritual
Ancient and traditional religious systems, animist and polytheist belief, deities, sacred rites, mystery cults, and historical ritual practices that contextualize magical and esoteric traditions.
Membership means relevance, not endorsement.
- Books
- 14,367
- Earliest
- 1100
- to 2026
- Read free
- 44%
- 6,362 with public full text
- With covers
- 49%
How books qualify
- Query + metadata match4,877
- Metadata match260
- Query match9,225
- Source classification (retained through merging)5
Every placement records its evidence — the controlled subject queries that found the book at its sources and the bibliographic metadata retained through merging. Each book page shows its own. How the rationale system works.
Key subjects
- God2.1K
- Animals1.9K
- Early works to 18001.8K
- Juvenile fiction907
- Rites and ceremonies891
- History810
- Juvenile literature779
- Providence and government of God752
- Sermons669
- Funeral rites and ceremonies624
- Conduct of life615
- Religion557
- Bible479
- Children471
- Animal welfare462
- Christianity424
- animal magnetism417
- Children's stories380
- Fiction360
- Christian life357
- Natural history339
- Attributes334
- Zoology321
- Cult314
Top languages
- English7,932 · 55%
- German1,498 · 10%
- French1,335 · 9%
- Latin1,255 · 9%
- Italian437 · 3%
Notable authors
All authors- Harrison Weir40 in this tradition46 books
- Religious Tract Society32 in this tradition66 books
- France. Convention nationale31 books
- Augustine of Hippo26 in this tradition46 books
- Madeline Leslie25 in this tradition26 books
- Samuel G. Goodrich24 in this tradition34 books
- Franz Anton Mesmer23 in this tradition49 books
- Catholic Church22 in this tradition50 books
- Maximillien De Lafayette22 in this tradition24 books
- Martin Luther21 in this tradition129 books
- François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon21 in this tradition49 books
- Emanuel Swedenborg20 in this tradition84 books
14,367 books
The illustrated Tibetan book of the dead
Stephen Hodge
1999
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The infant's friend
John Metcalf
1825
The intentional family
William J Doherty
1997
The knowledge of the holy
A. W. Tozer
1961
The legends of the pyramids
Jason Colavito
2021
The library at Mount Char
Scott Hawkins, Hillary Huber
2015
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The lion's masquerade
Catherine Ann Turner Dorset
1807
- Read free
The little Louvre
Jacob Abbott
1855
- Read free
The little camp on Eagle Hill
Susan Warner, Robert Carter & Brothers
1874
- Read free
The little elves seeking the beautiful world
Lucy Hamilton Warner
1895
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The lost child
Henry Kingsley
1871
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The master of the magicians
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
1890
The mindbenders
Jack N. Sparks
1977
- Read free
The murdered mother
American Sunday-School Union. Committee of Publication
1835
The mysteries of Mithras
Payam Nabarz
2005
- Read free
The natural history of all the most remarkable quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects
Charles Mackenzie
1841
The neoplatonism of William Blake
George Mills Harper
1961
The obedience of a Christian man
William Tyndale
1850
The obligation and extent of humanity to brutes
William Youatt
1839
The oneness of God
David K. Bernard
1983
The origin of the Brunists
Robert Coover
1966
The origins of religion
Sigmund Freud
1985
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The out-door world, or, Young collector's handbook
William S. Furneaux
1893
The outer fringe of sex
Maurice North
1970